# HiveRef Reference Checks — Employment reference checks

> Employment reference checks (iPhone/iPad app by HiveRef Pty Ltd.)

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- Developer: [HiveRef Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/6801377474)
- Category: Business, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 44 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-25
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hiveref-reference-checks/id6801688391/reviews.md

## What is HiveRef Reference Checks?

HiveRef is reference check software for hiring teams. Send automated employment reference checks from your iPhone, let referees answer online in their own words, and get a structured report with an AI summary and integrity signals. Built for recruiters, HR teams, and small businesses that hire.

PHONE REFERENCE CHECKS COST MORE THAN TIME

Most reference checks still happen over the phone. It feels thorough. It usually is not.

• Chasing referees by phone and email takes 60 to 90 minutes per candidate, and still sometimes produces nothing
• Paraphrased notes are not a record of what a referee actually said
• Every hire gets asked different questions, so you cannot compare two candidates side by side
• An unstructured phone chat is where a question you should not ask slips out
• You cannot tell whether the manager on the line is really a manager, or a friend returning a favour
• If the hire goes wrong, notes in an inbox are not a hiring record
• References sit at the end of hiring. A week of chasing can lose you the candidate

The cost lands on the business: failed hires, roles left open longer, sensitive reference data in personal inboxes, and legal exposure you cannot defend because nothing was documented.

WHAT CHANGES WITH HIVEREF

Referees write their own answers, in their own words, on their own phone. Every candidate gets the same structured questions. Reminders chase for you. You get one report you can put in front of a decision maker, with an audit trail attached.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Create a reference check for any role in a few taps
• Send single checks or several candidates at once
• Let the candidate enter their own referee details, or add them yourself
• Pick questions from a library, generate role-specific questions with AI, or save reusable question sets
• Automatic referee invitations and reminders
• Track every check: sent, in progress, completed
• Search and organise checks into folders
• Read the full reference report or download it as a PDF
• Build a talent pool from referees who opt in for future roles
• Invite your team to one shared workspace, with checks, question sets and usage in sync

SPOT RISKY REFERENCES

Fake and coached references are a real hiring risk, and a phone call cannot detect them. HiveRef surfaces fraud and integrity signals from IP, timing, email type and network context, so your team can review risk before relying on a reference. Humans always make the hiring decision.

COMPLIANCE BUILT IN

• GDPR-aligned protection as a global baseline
• UK GDPR and Australian Privacy Principles where they apply
• Question wording guardrails that flag risky or discriminatory questions before a check is sent
• Full audit trail included in every report
• Referee and candidate consent captured and recorded

WHO IT IS FOR

• Recruiters and recruitment agencies
• HR and talent acquisition teams
• Hiring managers who need references done between meetings
• Small businesses hiring without a dedicated HR team

HOW IT WORKS

1. Create a check and choose your questions
2. Add referees, or send the candidate a link so they add their own
3. Referees complete a short form on any device
4. Reminders go out automatically
5. You get a structured report with an AI summary and a PDF

PLANS AND BILLING

New workspaces start with a free trial. Paid plans and prepaid candidate checks are purchased in the app through the App Store. Prepaid credits do not expire and are shared across your workspace.

AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTIONS

HiveRef plans are auto-renewable subscriptions billed through your Apple ID. Payment is charged at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions.

Privacy Policy: https://hiveref.com/privacy
Terms of Use: https://hiveref.com/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HiveRef Core Monthly | $19.99 | per month |
| HiveRef Core Annual | $179.99 | per year |
| HiveRef Growth Monthly | $29.00 | per month |
| HiveRef Growth Annual | $299.99 | per year |
| HiveRef Scale Monthly | $59.00 | per month |
| HiveRef Scale Annual | $599.99 | per year |
| HiveRef Velocity Monthly | $199.00 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Candidate check | $3.00 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-25

No release notes.

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## Related topics

[hiveref reference checks](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/hiveref-reference-checks)

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